first edition Hardcover
1845 · London
by Dumas, Alexandre
London: Ainsworth's Magazine, 1845. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. First edition in English, in volume VII of annual volume of literature and art. Contents are pages 197-205 is a summary and extract on the novel. A more complete translation did not appear until 7 years later when Frost adapted a stage version into 36 serialized parts. All the early translations of The Corsican Brothers are rare. Also in this volume is an introduction to The Count of Monte Cristo, which is the first appearance in English of anything relating to the story. Bound in slightly later 3/4 calf-backed boards, with rubbing to the boards.
(Inventory #: 1033)